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Accelerating Science from Idea to Publication with Bold National Research Platform

July 15, 2021

The NSF Awards $5M to the San Diego Supercomputer Center for its Prototype National Research Platform, a first-of-its-kind cyberinfrastructure ecosystem intended to help science drivers expedite science and enable transformative discoveries.

Selective, Toxin-Bearing Antibodies Could Help Treat Liver Fibrosis

July 12, 2021

UC San Diego researchers discovered that immunotoxins targeting the protein mesothelin prevent liver cells from producing collagen, a precursor to fibrosis and cirrhosis, in mouse models of human disease.

Artificial Intelligence Could Be New Blueprint for Precision Drug Discovery

July 12, 2021

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then predicts whether a drug is likely to receive FDA approval.

Computational Modeling Results in New Findings for Preeclampsia Patients

July 12, 2021

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preeclampsia, or pregnancy-related hypertension, occurs in roughly one in 25 pregnancies in the United States. The causes are unknown and childbirth is the only remedy, which can sometimes lead to adverse perinatal outcomes

UC San Diego Health First in Nation to Implant New Device for Chronic Back Pain

July 8, 2021

Treatment provides non-opiate alternative that is minimally invasive with emphasis on functional restoration.

How to Reduce Obesity among Latino Children, with Precision

July 7, 2021

Researchers at UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute have received $3 million to create a precision, community-based program to address specific health problems related to adverse childhood experiences that contribute to childhood obesity among Latinos.

Comprehensive Ice Sheets Gateway Helps Address Sea Level Rise

July 6, 2021

Researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo recently teamed with colleagues at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Tufts University to publish a special issue paper entitled Building a Glaciology Gateway to Unify a Community

First Patients in San Diego County to Receive Lungs with Heart-Stopping Approach

July 6, 2021

The lung transplant team at UC San Diego Health performed San Diego County’s first transplant surgery with lungs donated after cardiac death, an approach that could mean more opportunities to save the lives of those in critical need of new lungs.

Colorectal Cancer Risk May Increase with Lower Exposure to UVB Light

July 6, 2021

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a possible link between inadequate exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) light from the sun and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

Potential Drug Target for Difficult-To-Treat Breast Cancer: RNA-Binding Proteins

July 2, 2021

UC San Diego studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked family of molecules, might provide a new approach for treating some cancers.
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